David Willey
86England · PACE · 2015 to 2023 · on scorecards: DJ Willey
BATTING
- Matches
- 73
- Innings
- 46
- Runs
- 663
- Average
- 24.55
- Strike rate
- 95.67
- High score
- 51
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 2
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 100
- Average
- 29.75
- Economy
- 5.52
- Strike rate
- 32.3
- Best figures
- 5/30
- 4w / 5w
- 4 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 27 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 7
CAREER IN BRIEF
David Willey played 73 ODIs for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2015 to 2023. The first came against Ireland at The Village, with 1 wicket, and the last against Pakistan at Eden Gardens in 2023.
The most productive decade was the 2020s: 384 runs at 32.0 in 27 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 51 from 42 balls against Ireland at The Rose Bowl in 2020, in a defeat. The best bowling is 5 for 30 against Ireland at The Rose Bowl in 2020.
In all: 2 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 26.9 across 42 ODIs; away it was 26.3 across 22 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 162 runs at 32.4 in 10 ODIs. The Rose Bowl was the most frequent ground, with 6 ODIs and 113 runs at 56.5. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. England won 43 of the ODIs David Willey played and lost 24.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 73 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 42 | Ireland | The Rose Bowl | 2020 | Lost |
| 50 | 31 | India | Lord's | 2018 | Won |
| 47* | 46 | Ireland | The Rose Bowl | 2020 | Won |
| 41 | 49 | India | Lord's | 2022 | Won |
| 35* | 41 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 2018 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/30 | 8.4 | Ireland | The Rose Bowl | 2020 | Won |
| 4/34 | 8.4 | Sri Lanka | Sophia Gardens | 2016 | Won |
| 4/36 | 8.2 | Netherlands | VRA Ground | 2022 | Won |
| 4/43 | 7 | Australia | Riverside Ground | 2018 | Won |
| 4/64 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Kennington Oval | 2021 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 11 | 128 | 25.60 | 0/0 | 16 | 30.44 |
| India | 10 | 162 | 32.40 | 0/1 | 12 | 28.17 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 52 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 36.38 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 21 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 21 | 21.05 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 73 | 24.33 | 0/0 | 13 | 26.46 |
| South Africa | 8 | 85 | 21.25 | 0/0 | 3 | 91.00 |
| Ireland | 7 | 119 | 59.50 | 0/1 | 10 | 24.80 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 14.30 |
| West Indies | 3 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 36.50 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 42 | 430 | 26.88 | 0/2 | 65 | 27.43 |
| Away | 22 | 158 | 26.33 | 0/0 | 21 | 39.57 |
| Neutral | 9 | 75 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 14 | 25.79 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46 | 279 | 18.60 | 0/1 | 52 | 36.33 |
| 2020s | 27 | 384 | 32.00 | 0/1 | 48 | 22.63 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rose Bowl | 6 | 113 | 56.50 | 0/1 | 16 | 19.25 |
| Lord's | 5 | 137 | 34.25 | 0/1 | 4 | 42.25 |
| Headingley | 5 | 30 | 30.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 25.63 |
| Trent Bridge | 5 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 6 | 37.67 |
| County Ground | 5 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 6 | 40.83 |
| Kennington Oval | 4 | 56 | 56.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 24.43 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Ireland, 2015 at The Village
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2023 at Eden Gardens
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 28 February 1990
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 693
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 4
- Most common batting position
- 9th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 80.5
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 115.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 22.6
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 62.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 684 balls faced in that period.
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